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Title: Reloop Tape2
Post by: ideal77dlr on October 13, 2019, 08:03:11 AM: Anyone have one of these?

https://www.reloop.com/reloop-tape-2

Might be useful in some circumstances.
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: adrianb on October 13, 2019, 10:35:28 AM: Ultimate stealth recorder?
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: daspyknows on October 13, 2019, 05:04:36 PM: No Line in.
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: yug du nord on October 13, 2019, 05:26:37 PM: Line/Mic input is switchable.
No screen at all.. so headphones might be necessary just to make sure it's actually recording... although, there is a "peak" light.
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: jerryfreak on October 13, 2019, 06:19:57 PM: lol like i needed another toy

im a sucker for shit like this

from the manual (https://www.reloop.com/media/catalog/product/pdf/2/3/4/234073_Reloop_IM.pdf)

2. POWER/REC STATUS LED:
This LED is lit when the device in turned on. The LED starts to blink after
recording has started.

6. LOCK/UNLOCK/TRANSFER SWITCH
In order to avoid unwanted stopping during recordings, you can switch
TAPE 2 to lock mode. All buttons are locked and no changes and adjustments can be carried out. Switch back to UNLOCK in order to be able to
carry out changes.

10. INPUT GAIN DIAL
Via the Input Gain Dial you can adjust the input signal of TAPE 2. This is
helpful in case your input source is too loud and you need to decrease its
volume in order to avoid clipping.
TIP: We recommend leaving the Input Gain Dial at maximum during
recording and adjusting input volume via the input source.

USA:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1443764-REG/reloop_tape_2_usb_mixtape_recorder.html

reviews (need translated):
https://www.amazona.de/test-reloop-tape-2/
https://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/reloop-tape-2-test.html

from the second review:
The tape lives up to its name in terms of design and look, but is a bit bulkier in the hand than a real compact cassette and is slightly thicker and heavier, more precisely, it measures 107.4 x 65.5 x 16.2 millimeters at 85 grams.

so it seems the "hide this thing with a bunch of input jacks in a tape case to pass around security" is a no-go. its actually slightly heavier than a pcm-a10
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: capnhook on October 13, 2019, 07:38:53 PM: 24/48 and a 128 GB max card.

Put a -20 dB attenuator in front of it, and some usb power, and tape all weekend.
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: ideal77dlr on October 14, 2019, 05:05:46 AM: “so it seems the "hide this thing with a bunch of input jacks in a tape case to pass around security" is a no-go. its actually slightly heavier than a pcm-a10“

The ‘advantage’ for certain circumstances is that there’s no built-in mics. That makes it an ‘MP3 Player’. ;)
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: Ozpeter on October 14, 2019, 05:10:46 AM: Hmm. I wonder whether it would be possible to build a solid state cassette, which you'd put into to a cassette deck, and it would record from the recording signal from the head, and play back via the same route. And it would record for days!
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: ero3030 on October 14, 2019, 03:06:39 PM: Looks like the "Phillips " version of the DAT tape. Anyone remember those? Probably not as they never took off. Ed
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: jerryfreak on October 14, 2019, 05:01:10 PM: yup the old DCC

Quote from: ero3030 on October 14, 2019, 03:06:39 PM
Looks like the "Phillips " version of the DAT tape. Anyone remember those? Probably not as they never took off. Ed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Compact_Cassette
Title: Re: Reloop Tape2
Post by: Ozpeter on October 14, 2019, 06:23:28 PM: I think my DCC machine is probably still in the garage somewhere. After not much use it started eating the tapes....